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The John Adams Earbox A 10-CD Retrospective: Box Set 10CDs (1999)

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The John Adams Earbox A 10-CD Retrospective: Box Set 10CDs (1999)

The John Adams Earbox A 10-CD Retrospective: Box Set 10CDs (1999)
Classical, Minimalism | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 1,51 Gb | Scans 83 Mb
Label: Nonesuch | Release Year: 1999

Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto–all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.
Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere.
The John Adams Earbox A 10-CD Retrospective: Box Set 10CDs (1999)

Tracklist:

CD 01
01. Harmonium - 1. Negative Love (10:33)
02. Harmonium - 2. Because I Could Not Stop for Death (9:41)
03. Harmonium - 3. Wild Nights (11:43)
04. Shaker Loops - 1. Shaking and Trembling (8:25)
05. Shaker Loops - 2. Hymning Slews (5:08)
06. Shaker Loops - 3. Loops and Verses (6:55)
07. Shaker Loops - 4. A Final Shaking (3:56)

CD 02
01. The Chairman Dances (12:37)
02. Grand Pianola Music - First Movement (15:13)
03. Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement (7:51)
04. Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement On the Dominant Divide (8:00)
05. Fearful Symmetries (28:03)

CD 03: Extract from "Nixon in China"
01. Nixon In China - Opening (2:53)
02. Nixon In China - 'Soldiers Of Heaven Hold The Sky' (2:48)
03. Nixon In China - 'The People Are Heroes Now' (2:49)
04. Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76 (2:23)
05. Nixon In China - 'Your Flight Was Smooth I Hope-' (1:19)
06. Nixon In China - 'News Has A Kind Of Mystery' (7:09)
07. Nixon In China - 'Ladies And Gentlemen, Comrades And Friends' (6:38)
08. Nixon In China - 'Mr. Premier, Distinguished Guests' (2:37)
09. Nixon In China - Cheers (3:50)
10. Nixon In China - 'This Is Prophetic' (8:31)
11. Nixon In China - Opening (2) (2:54)
12. Nixon In China - 'Oh What A Day-I Thought I'd Die' (4:48)
13. Nixon In China - 'Whip Her To Death' (2:33)
14. Nixon In China - 'I Am The Wife Of Mao Tse-Tung' (6:34)
15. Nixon In China - 'Let Us Examine What You Did' (2:44)
16. Nixon In China - 'When I Woke Up' (1:21)
17. Nixon In China - 'I Have No Offspring' (1:55)
18. Nixon In China - 'I Can Keep Still' (2:11)
19. Nixon In China - 'After That –The Sweat-Had Soaked My Uniform' (2:28)
20. Nixon In China - 'Peking Watches The Stars' (2:43)
21. Nixon In China - 'You Won At Poker' (3:14)
22. Nixon In China - 'I Am Old And I Cannot Sleep' (4:24)

CD 04
01. The Wound-Dresser (19:11)
02. Christian Zeal And Activity (10:07)
03. Five Songs - Thoreau (1:56)
04. Five Songs - Down East (2:28)
05. Five Songs - Cradle Song (1:25)
06. Five Songs - At The River (1:17)
07. Five Songs - Serenity (2:02)
08. Eros Piano (14:52)

CD 05: Extract from "The Death of Klinghoffer"
01. The Death of Klinghoffer - Chorus of the Exiled Palestinians (8:34)
02. The Death of Klinghoffer - Chorus of the Exiled Jews (8:33)
03. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act I - Scene 1 (8:09)
04. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act I - Scene 1 (5:10)
05. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act I - Scene 1 (2:01)
06. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act I - Scene 1 (1:18)
07. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act I - Scene 1 (1:18)
08. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act I - Night Chorus (3:39)
09. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act II - Chorus of Hagar and the Angel (5:25)
10. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act II - Scene 1 (3:29)
11. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act II - Scene 1 (5:13)
12. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act II - Scene 2 (7:24)
13. The Death of Klinghoffer - Act II - Day Chorus (4:31)

CD 06
01. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana (4:18)
02. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine (4:20)
03. Common Tones In Simple Time (20:44)
04. El Dorado, Part I, A Dream Of Gold (12:40)
05. El Dorado, Part II, Soledades (16:10)

CD 07
01. Harmonielehre - Part I (17:13)
02. Harmonielehre - Part II. The Anfortas Wound (12:25)
03. Harmonielehre - Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie (10:42)
04. Violin Concerto - I (14:56)
05. Violin Concerto - II. Chaconne. Body through which the dream flows (11:31)
06. Violin Concerto - III. Toccare (7:40)

CD 08
01. Chamber Symphony - Mongrel Airs (7:50)
02. Chamber Symphony - Aria with Walking Bass (8:13)
03. Chamber Symphony - Roadrunner (5:52)
04. Tundra (10:34)
05. Disappointment Lake (8:15)
06. Hoodoo Zephyr (10:31)
07. Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore (10:01)
08. Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-down (Mad Cow) (5:51)
09. Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me (8:32)

CD 09: "I was looking at the celling and then i saw the sky"
01. Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky (8:06)
02. A Sermon On Romance (3:12)
03. Consuelo's Dream (4:56)
04. Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual (3:22)
05. Tiffany's Solo (4:52)
06. Song About The On-Site Altercation (2:52)
07. Song About The Bad Boys And The News (6:20)
08. Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man (5:40)
09. Leila's Song; Alone (Again Or At Last) (4:18)
10. Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind (5:12)
11. Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On (4:38)
12. Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise (5:30)
13. !Este Pais! - This Country (4:27)
14. One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes (2:01)
15. Finale (4:36)

CD 10
01. Lollapalooza (6:47)
02. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (2:34)
03. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple (1:16)
04. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Dogjam (2:35)
05. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane- She's So Fine (6:34)
06. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Rag The Bone (3:04)
07. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Habenera (4:49)
08. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Stubble Crotchet (2:44)
09. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Hammer & Chisel (1:16)
10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Alligator Escalator (3:55)
11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen- The Little Serenade (4:59)
12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (Reprise) (2:39)
13. Slonimsky's Earbox (13:21)

The John Adams Earbox A 10-CD Retrospective: Box Set 10CDs (1999)


Performers
CD1: San Francisco Symphony - John Adams (conductor), San Francisco Symphony Chorus - Richard Cook (director), Orchestra of St. Luke's - John Adams (conductor);
CD2: San Francisco Symphony - Edo De Waart (conductor), London Symphonietta - John Adams (conductor),
Orchestra of St. Luke's - John Adams (conductor)
CD3: Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo De Waart (conductor), Soloists - Sanford Sylvan, James Maddalena, Thomas Hammos, Carolann Page, Mari Opatz, Stephanie Friedman, Marion Dry, Trudy Ellen Craney, John Duykers;
CD4: Orchestra of St. Luke's - John Adams (conductor), San Francisco Symphony - Edo De Waart (conductor),
Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Orchestra of St. Luke's - John Adams (conductor), Paul Grossley (piano);
CD5: Orchestra Of The Opera De Lyon - Kent Nagano (conductor), Soloists - James Maddalena, Janice Felty, Thomas Hammons, Thomas Yang, Eugene Perry, Sanford Sullyvan, Stephanie Friedman, Sheila Nadler;
CD6: San Francisco Symphony - Edo De Waart (conductor), The Halle Orchestra - Kent Nagano (conductor);
CD7: San Francisco Symphony - Edo De Waart (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra - Kent Nagano (conductor), Gidon Kremer (violin);
CD8: London Symphonietta - John Adams (conductor), Michael Collins (clarinet);
CD9: Audra McDonald, Michael McElroy, Welly Yang, Angela Teek, Darius De Haas, Marin Mazzie, Richard Muenz and Grant Gershon (vocal director), Seppo Kantonen, Marja Muntru, Markku Tabell - keyboards, Janne Murto saxophone, Kari Tenkanen clarinet, bass clarinet, Jari Nieminen guitar, Jari-Pekka Karvonen drums, John Adams conductor;
CD10: The Halle Orchestra - Kent Nagano (conductor).